/*
 * Copyright 2011 Tom Gibara
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 * 
 */
package com.tomgibara.crinch.record;

public interface RecordConsumer<R extends Record> {

	void prepare(ProcessContext context);

	int getRequiredPasses();
	
	void beginPass();
	
	void consume(R record);
	
	void endPass();
	
	void complete();

	// stop immediately without further processing
	void quit();
	
}
